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14 Paget MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1958 No. 263
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Candidates Have
Eight Days to
File for Posts
Deadline Is 5 p.m.
Friday, March 7
Only eight days remain for
candidates to file for election
to county and state offices.
The deadline is 5 p.m. Fri
day, March 7.
Only offices to be voted on
in Jackson county which so
far have no candidates are
one of two seats in the Oregon
legislature and state senator.
Offices in which no contest
tias as yet developed are for
coroner, district judge, circuit
judge (position No. 3) and
one state representative seat.
Candidates who have an
nounced for these are Frank
Perl for coroner, a Republi
can, City Attorney, Roy Ba
shaw for district judge, Ed
ward C. Kelly for circuit
judge, and O. H. Bengtson for
representative, a Republican.
Most sought-after post is
that of sheriff, with three
Republican candidates, Joe
Walsh, Vern Smith and Ralph
A. Larson, and two Demo
cratic candidates, Raymond
R. Koch and Larry Sheehan.
Commissioner Candidatet
For commissioner, the Re
publican candidate is the in
cumbent, Chester Wendt, and
the Democrats are iransuu
(Jere) Girard of Ashland and
Frank Christian of Talent.
For countv clerk. Mrs.
Rereth Hopkins is seeking re
election on the Republican
ticket, and Mrs. Nita Zum
wait is so far unopposed for
the Democratic nomination.
Three men seek position
No. 1 on the circuit bench.
They are District Judge James
M. Main and Medford Attor
neys Robert D. Dames and
Manville Heisel.
State Representative Rob
ert Duncan, a-Democrat, and
State Sen. Philip B. Lowry,
a Republican, have not yet
announced their plans. Both
terms of office expire this
year.
$1,713 Collected.
In Sunday Drive
Hpart fund contributions
totaling about $1,713, were
collected by volunteers in the
march Feb. 23 for Heart Sun
day, according to Mrs. man
villp Heisel. chairman.
A total of $1,200 was col-
lrtpH in the 1957 drive.
Although Heart Sunday is
a major event of the annual
Heart fund campaign, the 28
day drive does not end until
Friday, John G. Crawford,
general chairman, reported.
Plastic heart cards and con
tainers will remain in the
Stores until March 1. Craw
ford also stated that contribu
tions may still be mailed to
Dwight Houghton, United
States National bank, or to
"Heart" in care of the post-
. master.
A boxing card of 12
matches and four curtain-raisers
has been scheduled Satur
day, March 15, in the armory
with proceeds going to the
Heart fund and the PAL club.
DOW -JONES AVERAGES
Nw York ( Dow
Jones final stock averages:
30 industrials 436.89. off
0.30; 20 railroads 103.70.
off 0.45; 15 utilities 72.06,
off 0.02, and 65 slocks 149.
26, off 0.19. Sales today
were about 1.920.000 shares
compared with 1.570.000
shares Monday.
Truman Urges Congress To Support
Eisenhower's Foreign Aid Program
Washington (IP) Former
President Harry S. Truman
urged the Democratic Con
gress today not to "emascu
late" President Eisenhower's
proposed $4 billion foreign
aid program. He said aid
spending should be increased.
Truman said foreign aid is
"absolutely vital" to Ameri
can defense and to keeping
"countless millions" out of the
Communist orbit.
The former Democratic
President spoke at a daylong
rilly in support of the for
eign aid program organized
at Eisenhower's request. Oth
er speakers included Adlai
E. Stevenson, 1952 and 1956
Democratic presidential nomi
nee. Secretary of State John
foster Dulles and Defense
"Let'f Face This Squarely Some of You
Haven't Been Smiling Enough"
Arguments Slated
In Wernmark Case
Salem (IP) Arguments
before the Oregon Supreme
Court will be heard here on
Friday on a suit brought by
K. C. (Swede) Wernmark to
enable him to file for the post
of Jackson county judge.
Wernmark, a Democrat, re
ceived a temporary writ of
mandamus from the court di-
Bradshaw Named
Young Farmer
Central Point M e r t o n
Bradshaw, 33-year-old Eagle
Point farmer, has been select
ed as the Central Point Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce's
outstanding young farmer.
Bradshaw farms about 1410
acres on which he has about
300 head of Herefords. The
Bradshaw farm is a full-time
range operation, Jaycee offi
cials noted.
The farm has a 6,500 acre
feet reservoir and Bradshaw
is now constructing a 900
acre foot reservoir for addi
tional water storage. Jaycee
officials said he uses the wa
ter for irrigating pastures.
Bradshaw has been entered
in state competition with 32
other farmers selected by
their local Jaycee units. The
state's outstanding farmer
will compete in the national
competition. Selection of the
state outstanding farmer will
take place in March.
Navajo Missile
Explodes in Flight
Cape Canaveral, Fla. IIP)
A Navajo guided missile
launched from Cape Canave
ral nose-dived into the ocean
after less than a minute of
flight today and exploded
with a spectacular mushroom
of flame and smoke that re
sembled a small atomic bomb.
The non-ballistic Navajo, in
effect a pilotless bomber,
blasted off, then nosed over
after engine failure. It ap
peared at first as if the 80-
foot missile plunged into the
ground near the end of the
cape.
"The engine cut off prema
turely after 20 seconds of
flight and the missile was de
stroyed over the ocean by the
range safety office," the an
nouncement said.
Radio Highlights
Two special programs
will be heard over station
KYJC (1230 kc) tonight.
At 9:30 p.m. President
Eisenhower will address the
national conference on For
eign Aspects of U. S. Na
tional Security. At 10:15
p.m. recorded highlights of
the morning and afternoon
sessions of the conference
will be heard. Participants
will include Vice President
Richard Nixon, Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles,
Adlai Stevenson, Secretary
of Defense Neil McElroy,
Allan Dulles. Dean Ache
son and Former President
Harry S. Truman.
recting Jackson County Clerk
Mrs. Bereth P. Hopkins, to
allow Wernmark to file or
"show cause" why he should
not file.
The argument hinges on a
decision by Attorney General
Robert Y. Thornton tliat the
post of county judge is a ju
dicial one that runs for six
years.
Wernmark, a realtor, claims
judicial functions have been
taken away from county
courts and that the post is
just another county office
with a four-year term.
Rodney Keating now holds
the position sought by Wern-
marK. .His term would run
until 1960 if Thorntonls. opin
ion is correct.
The court, in issuing the
temporary writ, scheduled
the oral arguments immedi
ately, without waiting for the
briefs to be filed.
Wernmark attempted to
file his candidacy for county
judge on the Democratic
ticket Feb. 13. In refusing to
accept his candidacy, Mrs.
Hopkins quoted Thornton's
opinion that the term does
not end until 1960, and the
office is not open for election
this year.
William Dcatherage,, Med
ford attorney handling the
case, said Justice Hall S.
Lusk of the State Supreme
Court had ordered the
court to take jurisdiction,
which means the high court
will determine whether or
not a county judge has a
term of four or six years.
The decision will affect 12
counties in Oregon whose
county judges do not actu
ally serve judicial functions.
Presentation of arguments
originally was scheduled for
Thursday, but was continued
for one day until Friday.
Churchill May Delay
Visit To Washington
Roquebrune - Cap - Martin,
France (IP) Sir Winston
Churchill may be forced to
postpone his planned visit to
Washington even though he is
making steady progress in his
recovery from pneumonia and
pleurisy, members of his
household said today.
Churchill had hoped to re
turn to Britain this week. That
would have given him ample
time to prepare for his April
visit with President Eisen
hower. Secretary Neil H. McElroy.
Eisenhower will address the
conference tonight.
Truman said that "partisan
politics ought to stop at the
water's edge" in considering
foreign aid. The program is
facing strong opposition in the
Democratic - controlled Con
gress. In an opening address to
the conference, Dulles said
the program is vital to thwart
the Soviet effort to "dominate
the. world."
Stevenson criticized some
features of the aid program
but said he wholeheartedly
supports foreign aid as "an
essential weapon in the ar
mory of American diplomacy
and is an essential tool for ac
comc'ishing America's peace
ful purposes."
Lumber, Logging
Claims Decline
In Past Month
About 5,000 Cut
From Unemployed
Salem API Employment
declined 23,500 during year-
end layoffs, but a seasonal
recovery in the past 30 days
has trimmed about 5,000
from the ranks of the unem
ployed.
The State Unemployment
Compensation commission to
day said claims from lumber
and logging operators drop
ped 4,000 in the past four
weeks.
Non-agricultural employ
ment was estimated at 440,
900 as compared with 464,000
a month before and 455,400
in mid-January of 1957.
Above Recent Lows
The total . was about the
same as for this period in
1954 and 1955 but consider
ably above the recent winter
time lows in 1949 and 1950.
Only 40,900 workers were
reported by loggers and saw
mill operators, comparing
with 45,000 in December and
59,700 last summer. Plywood
and other wood products lines
continued steady with 14,800
jobs. ,
Construction dropped to
18,200 from 20,200 the month
before and 18,800 last year.
Food processing was about
1,000 under last year.
Hearing Called
On Library Move
Petitions bearing 217 signa
tures. which requested that
the Rogue River branch of
the Jackson county library
be given ."independent" sta
tus, were filed" with the coim
ty court yesterday.
The court called a public
hearing on the matter, and
set it at 1:30 p.m. Friday,
March 7, in the court's cham
bers.
Meanwhile, members of the
court said, they would re-
quest an opinion from District
Attorney Thomas Reeder to
determine whether thev court
has the authority to take sucn
action.
Rogue River has one of a
number of branches of the
Jackson county library, which
are served by the Medford
Public library under terms of
a contract first placed in ef
fect in 1920. Those presenting
the petition stated they be
lieve better service to Rogue
River and adjacent school dis
tricts could be obtained by
a library independent of the
county system.
Later yesterday, the court
conferred with representatives
of the Medford library boara
which administers the system
under the contract, and were
told the board's only concern
is to furnish the best possioie
service to all branches. They
said they would not object
to withdrawal of the Rogue
River branch, provided they
!) rnnvinced that inde
pendent status, without the
resources of the "county sys
tem, would better serve xne
people of the area.
1 .
Neuberger Sees
Need for Hearings
Washington P Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger (D.
Ore.) said today the Interior
department's appraisal of tri
bal properties of the Klamath
Indian tribe of Oregon at a
"realization value" of $121,
659,618 would "necessitate"
further hearings on legisla
tion to amend the Klamath
termination act.
Neuberger is chairman of a
Senate subcommittee study
ing proposed changes in the
act. He said he would call
Hatfield Chilson, interior un
dersecretary, to determine
how the appraisal would af
fect operation of administration-proposed
changes in the
act.
Chilson, in a letter to
Thomas B. Watters, manage
ment specialist for the Klam
ath termination program, au
thorized Watters to proceed
with arrangement for a tribal
election as provided in the
termination statute. Members
of the tribe will decide
whether to remain in the tri
bal organization or withdraw
and receive . cash for their1
share of assets.
RALPH A. LARSON
Announces Candidacy
Eagle Point Man
Enters Sheriffs
Race in County
Ralph A. Larson, 37, of
Eagle Point, today announced
he would seek the Republican
nomination for Jackson coun
ty sheriff 'in the May 16 pri
mary election.
Deadline for filing is 5 p.m
Friday, March 7.
Larson, who was born in
Harlowton, Mont., formerly
was a sergeant with the sher
iff's office in Los Angeles
county for 10 years. His as
signments there included pa
trol and jail divisions and
work with the detective bu
reau "Which included supervi
sion and management. He
also served as part time in
structor at the sheriff's acad
emy. " '
Active Duty
He served with the Marines
during World War II and was
recalled to active duty during
the Korean conflict for duty
with the. military police as a
commissioned officer.
He has taken several police
courses at various colleges in
southern Oregon, and com
pleted a police course con
ducted by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. -He
is a member of the Ma
sonic lodge of Los Angeles
and the Eastern Star. Affilia
xions aiso mciuae xne ios.
Angeles County Peace Offi
cers association, California
conference of arson investiga
tors, and American Legion
Post 309.
He lived in southern Cali
fornia from 1940 to 1951,
when he moved .to Eagle
Point where he purchased a
hardware store, which he and
his wife now operate.
Kidnaped Racer
Released in Cuba
Havana (IP) Kidnaped auto
ace Juan M. .ianglo was re
leased late Monday night,
hours after the rae in which
rebel gunmen prevented his
taking part ended in tragic
death for at least four per
sons and injury to 28.
Cuban authorities assigned
more than 50 police- and two
prowl cars to the Argentine
embassy, in addition to its
own four watchmen, to assure
that -.the Argentine racer is
not molested again during his
stay here.
The Grand Prix auto race,
which Fangio had been fa-
fored to win, was called off
hours after he had been
snached when a racer crashed
into a wooden overpass, kill
ing four spectators and in
juring 28.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Variable cloudi
ness with showers of rain
occasionally mixed with
snow in valley, snow
showers above 3,000 feet
tonight and Wednesday.
Valley fog patches Wednes
day morning. Cooler. Low
tonight 32; high Wednes-
day 48
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 59
Lowest this Morning 35
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today i.44
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
Sunset 5:56 p.m-
loonset Wednesday 12:57 a.m.
First Quarter .... Wednesday
PROMINENT STAR
Reculus, in the east 6:52 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, in the south
east i:05 a.m.
Saturn, low in south
east 4:n a.m.
Mars, low in south
east 5:42 a.m.
Venus, in the southeast at
sunrise.
rower Service
Off; Windows
Broken by Wind
Chiloquin Man
Killed by Tree
By UNITED PRESS
A swift-striking storm, pack
ing winds up to 70 miles an
hour, caused at least one
death and widespread damage
and power outages over Ore
gon late Monday. Decreasing
winds, showers and cooler
temperatures were forecast
today.
Walter Ray Prowell, 51,
Chiloquin, a State Highway
department employee, was
killed at 9:30 p.m. Monday
on Highway 97 just north of
Spring Creek when struck by
a tree blown down by the
gale. Police said he was try
ing to remove another tree
blocking the highway when
le was struck.
Highway Blocked
Highway 97 was blocked
for 2Vfc hours. Power was out
for varying lengths of time
at Merrill, Malin and Tule
lake in the southern part of
the Klamath basin.
The Portland area was be
sieged with downed power
lines, snapped trees, broken
windows, and floods of calls
to firemen and police be
tween 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Rainfall totaled more than
two inches at Roseburg and
North Bend.
The barometer in Portland
reached 28.92 at 10 p.m. Mon
day, its lowest reading in five
years. At 11:30 p.m. a gust of
wind of 70 miles per hour
was recorded. At midnight,
the wind began to quiet do.wn
and the barometer began to
rise again. The storm carried
thunder and lightning and
some hail throughout the
Northwest.
The storm swept , in from
the Pacific and caused dam
age along the entire coast.
Winds up to 60 miles per
hour flattened a large bairn
on the Tom Smith ranch
about 12 miles east of North
Bend. Thirty of the 70 head
of dairy cattle inside were
either killed or had to be de
stroyed. Several others were
injured.
The ocean-going tug Colum
bia Queen was driven ashofe
on a sandbar near the mouth
of the Siuslaw river at Flor
ence but was pulled free at
high tide early today. None
of the seven crewmen was
hurt.
Power companies in Port
land said thousands of cus
tomers were without service
Monday night as trees
snapped wires- and utility
poles blew down.
Windows Broken
Oregon City also reported
plate glass windows broken
and Gladstone was without
power for two hours. Tele
phone service ' was disrupted
between Albany and Sweet
Home. Stayton southeast of
Salem also was without pow
er and telephone service for
several hours. Astoria had
outages, high winds
and
heavy rain.
Postal Franking
Charge Dropped
Seattle (IP) A charge
against John Patric, Snoho
mish writer, of unauthorized
use of the postal franking
privilege to avoid payment of
postage on a private letter
was dropped Monday.
Patric protested he didn't
want the government to dis
miss its case against him and
that he has several hundred
franked envelopes and will
continue to use them.
"The next move is up to
the government," he said.
U. S. District Court Judge
William L. Lindberg granted
the government motion to
dismiss the charges. He said
he took the action because
Patric's mental competency
could not be determined.
Patric would not answer
questions' of a government
psychiatrist and would not
allow the government to
choose any other psychiatrist
to examine him.
Patric said he violated the
privilege deliberately as a
protest against "junk mail"
advertising and unauthorized
use of the franking privileges
by federal officials.
OTD REACHES
69 WH HERE
Winds ranging up
to 69
near
miles per hour and
record low barometer reading
accompanied a storm front
which moved across the
Rogue valley area early last
night.
The storm caused power
failures, blew down power
poles and trees, and damaged
the new National Guard arm
ory south of Medford.
The fast-moving front was
caused by an inversion of
cold air, which brought the
snow level to low elevations.
Ashland officials reported it
was snowing there just before
noon today.
Forecast for Area
The forecast , for Medford
and vicinity calls for variable
cloudiness with showers of
rain occasionally mixed with
snow in the valley tonight
and Wednesday. Some fog is
North California
Rivers Threaten
To Leave Banks
By UNITED PRESS
Severe flooding threatened
along major Northern Cali
fornia rivers today in the
wake of gale force winds and
torrential rains that battered
the West Coast.
At least two deaths by
drowning were blamed . on
Monday's storm in California,
and residents in a dozen areas
were forced to evacuate their
homes due to floodwaters.
.The storm pounded North
ern California with up to a
five-inch deluge of rain. Wind
gusts occasionally exceeding
60 miles an hour buffeted the
San Francisco area.
A forecast of clearing
weather today brought hopes
of easing flood threats alorp
rain-sodden levees of the Sac
ramento river south of Red
Bluff; the Feather river near
Oroville; the Feather and
Yuba confluence of Marys
ville and Yuba City; the Rus
sian river in Sonoma county;
the Eel and Trinity rivers in
the Northwest and the San
Lorenzo river in Santa Cruz
county. "
River Crests Due
The Sacramento was ex
pected to crest at 26 feet as it
rolled in the lowlands toward
San Francisco bay. The Feath
er river hit 73 feet Monday
night, seven feet below flood
stage, and the Russian river
was was expected to crest to
day at 36 feet, four feet above
flood level.
Four counties, Tehama, Co
lusa, Glenn and Yolo de
c 1 a r e d themselves disaster
areas in preparation for the
critical flood period expected
today or Wednesday. The com
munity of Grimes in Colusa
county was ordered evacu
ated for the second time in
less than a week.
The storm lashed the Sierra
Nevada with a blizzard which
cut visibility to zero for a
time on U. S. 50 over the Si
erra to Nevada. . ' 1
Mt. Shasta had 4.85 inches
of rain between 4 p.m. Sun
day and 8 p.m. Monday and
traffic was cut to one-way at
the bottom of 99 hill north of
Weed at 4 a.m. today when
the Weed approach to the
Shasta river bridge was
washed away to the center of
the roadway.
Four Alarm Fire
At Portland Plant
Portland OP) 1 A four
alarm fire broke out today at
the Portland Gas & Coke
Company plant at Linnton in
north Portland, sending huge
columns of black smoke into
the air.
The fire was located toward
the south end of the plant and
a company official said nat
ural gas lines were not in ser
ious danger immediately. '
A company spokesman said
the fire was being contained
in a poly pitch unit. Some
7,000 gallons of creosote were
reported ablaze and flames
shot high into the air.
GOAST
. expected tomorrow morning,
along with cooler tempera-
F" The. low is ex
About 6 p.m yesterday, the
barometer reading at the
Medford weather bureau sta
tion was 29.10, compared to
the lowest reading on record
of 29.06 in December, 1940.
Wind gusts reached 69 miles
an hour during the storm, and
weather bureau officials said
there could have been light
ning. Whether valley resi
dents saw lightning or power
lines shorting out -early last
night still was not determ
ined. Accompany Storm
Weather bureau officials
said lightning and thunder
did accompany the front, but
no thunder was heard at the
airport.
The average wind velocity
during the storm was 46 miles
an hour at the airport.
The wind blew down sev
eral California Oregon Pow
er company poles in the coun
ty, and disrupted power in
Central Point, Gold Hill,
Jacksonville and Ruch areas
for as much as an hour.
Frank Benesh, district man
ager, said a power pole at the
north Medford substation,
blew into the substation, dis
rupting service on a transmis
sion line serving the areas. He
said about 10 poles in the
county blew over because of
wet ground conditions.
Power Lines Burned ' ' '
Several power lines made
contact and burned, he said.
ine orunt of the storm moved
into the area about 7:45 p.m
and about half the Copco
service crews were out all
night. Repairs had been com
pleted in this area this morn
ing, Benesh reported.
A tree blew down and
blocked traffic on Highway
near Hilton rd. No damage
was reported by city officials
Two trees on Kirkland rd
were removed by county
crews this morning, and
Wheeler rd. in the Sams Val
ley area , was temporarily
closed because of high water,
according to Paul Rynning,
county engineer.
Other county roads are in
normal condition, he said. He
planned to make a further
check later today.
Roofing Blown Off
Several sections of corru
gated aluminum roofing blew
off. the office section of the
new National Guard armory
aDout h:jo p.m. yesterday.
During the past 24 hours,
rainfall at the airport totaled
1.44 inches to 10 a.m. today.
Up until midnight last night
there were 1.18 inches of rain
in the 24-hour period. The to
tal for the month is 4.46
inches, 2.78 above normal.
The total for the agricultural
year since Sept. 1, is 18.73,
6.12 inches above normal.
Byrd Changes Mind;
To Seek Reelection
Washington-4lPl Sen. Har
ry F. Byrd (D-Va.) reversed
himself today and decided to
run for reelection in Novem
ber. Just two weeks after he had
announced that he would not
seek another Senate term,
Byrd yielded to appeals from
Democratic leaders and the
General Assembly in his home
state. 1
Reclamation
Said Being Reconsidered
Washington rtPvi- Repub
lican congressional leaders
said after a conference with
President Eisenhower today
that the administration is re
considering its ban on new
reclamation projects.
'Complet Study' Seen
The GOP leaders, meeting
with the President for the first
time in nearly three weeks,
discussed the business reces
sion and next fiscal year's
budget with the President and
Dr. Raymond J. Saulnier,
chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers, for nearly
two hours.
Senate GOP leader William
F. Knowland (t-aiii.) said he
thinks there will be "a com
Increased Prices
For Vegetables,
Fruit Gef Blame
Meat Prices Said
Up 4 Per Cent
Washington (IP) The cost
of living jumped six-tenths of
1 per cent in January to set
a new record, the government
reported today.
The main factor in the
general increase was record
high prices for fruit and
vegetables caused by freezing
and rainy weather which
ruined southern crops.
The Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics said its consumer price
index hit. 122.3 per cent of
1947-49 prices. This was 3.5
per cent higher than a year
ago.
It was the 15th time in 17
months that the index climb
ed to a record peak. This was
the largest monthly increase
since a seven-tenths of 1 per
cent rise in July, 19,56.
Five Million Jobless
The latest advance was dis
closed as economists predict
ed five million , Americans
would be out of work this
month.
Ewan- Clague, commission
er of labor statistics, said the
price of all meats, from ham
burger to rib roast, increased
4 per cent in January because
of reduced livestock market
ing. Food prices generally were
up 1.8, per cent, . reflecting
sharp rises in the price of
fresh fruits and vegetables.
The rise in the index meant
pay b o o s t s . for 1,350,000
workers whose wages are
tied to the cost of living.'
Clague said 'about one mil
lion, auto workers would get
three cents an hour pay boost
while 350,000 others in the
aircraft, farm equipment, and
electrical machinery indus
tries would get . about two
cents an hour more. The
wage boosts will take effect
March 1.
Prices to Stay High
Clague said the next few
months "don't promise much
in the way of lower prices."
He said the index has not yet
felt the full effect of the crop
destroying freeze.
But he said the price of
such raw materials as wool,
leather, lumber, rubber, and
metals is declining in whole
sale markets. - . .
These reductions should be
felt by the consumer in the
form of lower prices some
time this summer or fait
Clague predicted. By that
time, he said, the shortage of
fruits, vegetables, and meat
should be alleviated by sum
mer crops and more slaugh
tering of livestock.
Warren Gill Files
For Governor Race'
Salem IP) Warren GilL
Lebanon, filed today for the
Republican nomination for
governor.
He is seeking the Republi
can nomination along with
State Treasurer Sig Unander,
Secretary of State Mark Hat
field and George N. Living
ston, Boring.
Gill explained my filing
at this time is to stop any ru
mors that my announcement
was an attempt to help any
other Republican candidate. .
"I am in the race to be
elected governor. I believe I
am better qualified than the
other candidates to carry-out
the duties of governor and to
serve all the people' of Ore
gon," Gill said.
Gill is a state senator from
Linn county. .
Project Ban
plete study" made of recla
mation projects which have
been held back by the admin
istration's economy orders
banning hew starts on such
public works under the 1959
budget.
Won't Be Trapped
Pressures for recession
combatting federal projects
are growing in both parties. -
The President said Monday
that the administration has in
reserve plans for federal
projects for "doing things
that need to be done" in "this
time of slack employment." "-
But the President insisted
that he will not be "trapped"
into making expenditures
which have no useful purposes.
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